Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 15 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 15 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile on Mon, Apr 24, 2017, 9:09 PM GMT-3 (00:09 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 37 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-04-25 00:09:28 UTC
Depth
25.9 km (16.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.079° S, 71.782° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.4 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
201°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
27

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 75.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008n9s. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.